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In the wake of #MeToo, women are finally being portrayed as what they always have been — pillars of strength. It is fitting therefore that next year’s Bermuda Festival of the Performing Arts should include a number of shows with strong female leads. ...

Jackson Spurling still remembers his first violin recital. He was 5, and so small he plucked the instrument with his fingers. “I never used a bow,” he said. “And I was so nervous.” Now he is 17, but he still gets a little anxious despite having perfo...

TODAY • St James’ Anglican Church: And St Michael’s Church invite everyone to their annual Christmas fair featuring the Somerset Brigade Band, Santa, kids’ games, a gourmet kitchen, white elephant, raffles and more. 10am to 4pm in James’ Parish Ha...

A Bermudian gospel duo have reached the top spot on the American Billboard chart with a song written in only 15 minutes. Last Call, made up of Adrian Jones and Tricray Astwood, hit No 1 on the Billboard Gospel Indicator Chart with Victory, a song pro...

For years, Estina Francis was content singing with choirs or hiding behind her piano. Gradually, the Lord ushered her into the spotlight. This month, the 33-year-old will take her boldest step by far, Estina Music. The aim is to use stories, music an...

After watching tourist after tourist “deck out” on rental bikes, Michael Paynter started thinking about another option. The solution came eight years ago on a trip to Brooklyn. A scheme there allowed people to swipe a credit card, take a pedal bike f...

The Oxford Dictionary defines frank as being “sincere or honest, even if it may be awkward”. It could be argued that I feel a bit awkward as I have let December 4 slip by with nary a mention. I intend to make it up to you and suggest that you just ...

Teddy the Lost Dog doesn’t have a busty dame or a fairy godmother; there won’t be people yelling, ‘He’s right behind you!’ — over and over and over again. In other words, it’s not a pantomime. The Bermuda Musical and Dramatic Society’s Christmas Musi...

To capture the energy of a Gombey, try freezing the moment. It is how photographer Andy Detzer managed to bring his shots of Gombeys to life. Eight of his “extraordinarily colourful and vibrant” images are now on display at Gallery One Seventeen. The...

It is not unusual for certain abilities to run in families, and the visual arts are no exception. In the history of art, such artistic families abound. I think of the Breughels — that notable 16th-century Flemish family — or, fast forward to more re...